Royal Yacht Britannia Edinburgh Scotland

Royal Yacht Britannia 

We visited the Royal Yacht Britannia in August 2022. Britannia launched 16 April 1953.

Our audio tour flows from one deck to another.

Captain's quarters and lead officers

Where royals slept--rather modest I would say.

Queen's Bedroom

Prince Philip's room

Guest room

A place to relax

Royal dining

A place to wine and dine heads of state. 

A royal place to work

For dinner guests

A place for the crew-- there were 250 crew members.

Sleeping area

Snack and sundry shop

laundry

She ship was in service for 44 years and sailed 1 million miles.

engine room

Our group wanted to have tea and scones on board so this is what the tea room looks like.

Tea Room

Travel notes

We were on a cruise around the UK. Our ship anchored near South Queensferry--we arrived via water shuttle. Then we shared a taxi to Britannia where I had booked an early entry.

There is a fee to enter Britannia. It's a beautiful yacht- glad I went.

The women enjoyed the tea and scones. I didn't think it was worth the price. The view was nice but not outstanding.

There is a gift shop.

There are toilets on board.

To save time, we shared a taxi to Edinburgh Castle, which took us the rest of the day until closing time.

Britannia website https://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk/

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Little Venice London England

Little Venice is a canal in west-central London close to Paddington station and in the City of Westminster.

Little Venice was built between 1810 and 1870.

There are plenty of places to eat along the canal.

 

Little Venice is a district around the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal and the Regent's Canal by Paddington Basin.

Most of the white stucco buildings in the district are from the Regency period.

Royal connection

Nearby at St Mary's Paddington, Princes William Harry, George, and Louis were born as well as Princess Charlotte.

Google Map Link for Little Venice

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Paddington Station, London England

 

In 2022, The Paddington Bear statue was on Platform 1 but it has moved in the recent past so ask information if you don't see it.

Paddington Station is in the London borough called the City of Westminster. It is a central London location on Praed Street.

Here's an aerial view I created in Bing.

The station code is PAD.

The official name is London Paddington

Paddington is a convenient station for travel to Heathrow airport via the Heathrow Express train service.

I often go in and out of Paddington thinking of my grandfather who worked for the Great Western Railway before World War I.

The station dates to the mid 1800s and has connections throughout London via the underground (Tube) and busses. There are also over ground services.

Check out the story boards if you are interested in historic railways--especially in the UK.

Paddington 1864

Paddington 1866

Paddington 1866

Paddington

Paddington 1952

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Southampton, England, UK

Southampton 28 July 2022/ Geoff Sutton

Southampton is a deep water port in the historic county of Hampshire, which is on the south coast of England.

Here's an aerial view created with Bing in 2023. Southampton is a busy port with hundreds of visits by cruise ships each year.

We arrived by train at Southampton Central and took a ferry to the Isle of Wight as part of our pre-cruise plans.

After two days on the Isle of Wight where we toured the historic Queen Victoria and Albert's Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle, we returned to Southampton and walked about the historic waterfront area.

The Mayflower Memorial built in 1913 for the 300th anniversary celebrations. The transatlantic voyage of the Mayflower and the Speedwell began near here 15 August 1620.

There are two plaques. One for the Wampanoag -- The People of the Dawn-- who were residents of the area where the ships landed for some 12,000 years. The other is for the many migrants who came through Southampton or made it their home.

Historic Tavern and Old City wall, Southampton

The wall dates to about 1350.

Platform Tavern, Southampton, 1873

God's House Tower built in the 1400s to protect the sluice gates.

In the 1700s, it was a debtor's prison and felon's gaol.

Street art, Southampton

Southampton Old Bowling Green--the World's oldest bowling green dating to about 1299 (which sounds older than about 1300).

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Visiting London Sites

Places to visit in the UK

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Travel Notes

We purchased a return (roundtrip) ticket on a direct train from Waterloo station in London after flying into Heathrow.

Visitors may save money with a UK Railcard Pass.

In 2022, you could board a National Coach at Heathrow airport to Southampton.

There are two ferries to the Isle of Wight. One is only for passengers. The other is for passengers and vehicles. It makes a difference where you want to go on the island.

We stayed at the Holiday Inn, which was within walking distance to the ferry and cruise terminals.